Fabricology

Just finished this little baby quilt using Missouri Star Jenny Doan's quilt as you go any block method. Quilted on my Sweet Sixteen.
Very happy with the result.

These baby quilts have been gifted to our niece who is expecting twins, gender a surprise. I made them bright and colourful so they can be used in the cots, for tummy time and when out and about as they get older.

A special little quilt made for a special little girl's first Christmas.

Wow! Check out Rosalie's beautiful quilt. The Geisha Girl fabric had been saved for something special and this quilt is very special.

Helpful tips, follow the links to his blog.

Just a caution about your sewing machine needles⚠️. We are seeing quite a few machines coming in with problems caused by a budget brand of needles being sold at some department stores. These needles are made so poorly that they will actually cause your machine to not sew properly.

To demonstrate - the needle on the left is a Schmetz brand needle size 80 and on the right is the department store needle size 70. This size needle should be finer than the Schmetz, and as you can see, not only is it thicker, but it’s also longer😱! Other needles in the same department-store-pack are made backwards or are bent. Consumers are purchasing these needles in good faith, and then spending hours trying to find the cause of their sewing machine problem, all the while certain that it can’t be their machine needle because it’s a brand-new pack😤. And the worst part about this is that newbies to sewing, who are keen to get involved in this hobby that we all love so much, think that the problems that they are experiencing are caused by them doing something wrong, and with a hit to their confidence, they just give up🙄.

No matter if you have an enormous machine that you use every day, or a small one, that you get out every now and then, we recommend using brand-quality needles like Schmetz, that you can purchase from all good sewing stores. Share this post with your sewing friends💃💃.

Arlene has been having fun with free motion quilting and thread work. Check out her latest projects, they look great.

Yummo

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Variations add interest, or at least that's what I keep telling myself.😊

From one Janome sewist to another, here's a sewing tip for ya! ✂😆

Not finished yet but this is what I have been playing with today.

Fabricology class creations.

Cushion covers made by my daughter and grandsons.